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Table of Contents
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SPCS 2022 Recommendations
Scientists Predict New Solar Cycle
The Forbes Purchase
Did You Ever Wonder Why?
Conference Registration Now Open | 4
CST-1 Course in Naples | 33
FSMS Topgolf Tournament | 5
Education Course Information | 34
President’s Message | 6
Chapter Presidents | 37
Surveyors in Government | 7
Districts and Directors | 38
NSRS Modernization News | 9
Committees and Admn. Staff | 39
Around The State | 29
Sustaining Firms | 40
Collier-Lee Annual Golf Tournament | 30
Additional Information | 42
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President’s Message
FSMS 2019 Officers
President-Elect Don Elder (850) 444-6255 donelderpsm@gmail.com
Vice President Matt LaLuzerne (321) 441-5156 mlaluzerne@gpinet.com
Secretary Joe Williamson (321) 267-7123 joew.fsms@gmail.com
Treasurer Bon Dewitt (352) 392-6010 bon@ufl.edu
Immediate Past President Bob Strayer, Jr, (941) 497-1290 bob@strayersurveying.com
I hope everyone had a joyous and blessed Easter. It’s always nice to get some time off to have fun with family over the Spring Break and Easter holidays. April has been a busy month for FSMS. We started the month with our Strategic Planning Meeting (SPM) held in Tallahassee on April 5th and 6th. The meeting, led by President-Elect Don Elder, began by reviewing our approved plan from last year and identifying all the things we’ve been able to do right. One such area of improvement is our website. It is now much more functional, and we are making continuous improvements to it as we explore new ways to improve the member experience. We have made a lot of progress on improving communication with members and utilizing social media accounts to reach a broader audience. Dominic Levings, our Communications Director, has done a fantastic job for us. We have continued to be focused on our legislative affairs, and we will be making it through this Legislative Session in good shape. Richard Allen and Bill Muscatello have done a great job in moving forward with addressing Chapter 177 revisions and updates. They have enlisted surveyors from both the public and private sectors to assist in this effort. Through discussion at the SPM, we’ve identified many things we, as a Society, can do to restructure and reorganize in order to provide value to all our members, from all generations. We are also still working to improve our education program by increasing the amount of quality offerings. This is a huge task that won’t happen overnight, but progress is being made. On April 9th-13th, I was honored to represent Florida at the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Spring Meeting in Arlington, Virginia. This was the first national meeting I have attended, and I really enjoyed being there and meeting many surveyors from all over the country. Capitol Hill Day was a great experience, and everyone should try to participate in it at least once. I had the unique opportunity to be a part of a bill Senator Rubio introduced on Thursday of that week entitled The National Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2019. This bill promotes the sharing of data across agencies promoting uniformity of basic database information. This bill also promotes adding cadastral features to the NFIP rate maps. I believe this will make these maps much more user-friendly. Lastly, it identifies a time frame in which the maps will be updated to reflect the 2022 Datum Change. We were pleased to applaud and commend Senator Rubio in his press release for taking this action. The NSPS Committee Meetings, along with their Board Meeting, were all very informative. Surveyors, associations, and education/academic endeavors across the country are facing the same challenges we have here in Florida, and this gives us another resource to find the solutions to these issues. There are some really smart minds out there all working together for the common cause of ensuring our profession not only survives but thrives in the future. Remember Conference registration is NOW OPEN. It’s going to be a great time in Orlando on July 24th-27th. Register for conference, get your hotel room reserved and come enjoy some amazing nationally recognized instructors, our new Topgolf event, and many more fun events like the Welcome BBQ, Exhibit Hall, and Recognition Banquet. And for all who have “mothers” in their lives, be they mothers, grandmothers, sisters, wives or daughters, use Mother’s Day this month to show them how important they are and how much they mean to you! “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” -Abraham Lincoln
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Richard Allen, PSM, CFM Greetings to all my fellow government surveyors. This month I had no specific topic to write about, other than providing updates on an initial meeting to discuss Florida Statutes Chapter 177. The meeting, which was held at the Orange County government offices, was graciously hosted by Bill Muscatello, the Orange County Surveyor. This meeting was an introductory meeting to hear input and gather feedback from the attendees. The chapter was read line by line and after two hours we made it to the beginning of 177.091 - the meat and potatoes of the whole kit and caboodle! Attending the meeting were three county surveyors, a city surveyor, other government surveyors, and a few professionals from the private sector. Comments and feedback were provided by Gail Oliver, St. Johns County Surveyor, who provided input and history on previous rewrites of 177. Several issues that we each had experienced or have been questioned on came up. One issue is monumentation, specifically requiring concrete monuments for a permanent reference monument, or a PRM. Several of the agency representatives at the meeting chimed it that their respective agencies had adopted a concrete monument requirement as part of their code. One question posed was: Does it have to be a 4” x 4” square monument, or would a 4” round monument suffice? Another issue that was brought forward was the lack of a definition of a Property Information Report. Currently in 177 there is no definition of a PIR. Several people argued that a definition of PIR is needed and what one must include to be considered valid. Each month I have been asking for contact info to keep government and professional surveyors abreast of information related to 177. I hope to send out an email to government surveyors to keep everyone up to date on all feedback, including any comments and suggestions. Another The Florida Surveyor
“This is to update language that needs to be clarified and to update platting standards to where they need to be. We’re not saying major changes are necessary - I don’t think a great deal of it needs to be changed. But there is a need to update, clarify, and further protect the public.” meeting will be held in the near future in Central Florida, but other meetings will need to be held in North and South Florida. Let me be clear, nothing has been revised yet; this is to get the ball moving to do so. This is to update language that needs to be clarified and to update platting standards to where they need to be. We’re not saying major changes are necessary - I don’t think a great deal of it needs to be changed. But there is a need to update, clarify, and further protect the public. Platting of lands has been used for many things it should not be. Black’s Law Dictionary 10th Edition defines a plat as “1. A small piece of land set apart for some special purpose; PLOT (1.) 2. A map or plan of delineated or partitioned ground; esp.; a map describing a piece of 7
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land and its features, such as boundaries, lots, roads, and easements; PLAT MAP. Underlined is the purpose of a plat – it is not to denote government regulatory data or other always-changing land-use jargon! The purpose is to show the property and what encumbers it, plain and simple. At least, that is my thought on the matter!
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Have a great month and hopefully I will hear from many of you, and maybe even see a number of you at the FSMS Conference in July! Until next month my friends! You can reach Richard at Richard.Allen@cityoforlando.net or 407.246.2788
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Issue 15, April 2019
Geospatial Summit 2019
The Geospatial Summit on NSRS Modernization will take place May 6-7, 2019 in Silver Spring, MD. Mark your calendars and check the 2019 NGS Geospatial Summit page for more information when it becomes available.
• GRAV-D
Project Manager: Jeffery Johnson GRAV-D reached an important milestone, collecting 75% of our target area by the end of March 2019. The survey that pushed GRAV-D over 75% was in Hawaii! GRAV-D has begun data collection in Hawaii and American Samoa. At this point we are about 58% done with Hawaii and about 40% done with American Samoa. We hope to return to Hawaii and complete data collection there in May-June of this year. American Samoa and Guam are likely to be completed in 2021 or 2022.
Blueprint for 2022, Part 3
Blueprint for 2022, Part 3: Working in the Modernized NSRS has just been released! Find it on the NGS website at: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/NOAA_ TR_NOS_NGS_0067.pdf
What Will “2022” Entail?
NGS is working on a Technical Memorandum which outlines every product and service which is currently slated for the 2022 roll-out of the NSRS Modernization, as well as a status report on each project related to those products and services. Look for this TM later this year.
• State Plane Coordinates
Project Manager: Dr. Michael Dennis NGS has finalized SPCS2022 Policy and Procedures, based largely on public comments received in response to an April 2018 Federal Register Notice. The official release, delayed due to government shutdowns, is expected this month (April 2019). Fillable forms included with the release will enable stakeholders to easily make requests and proposals regarding their state, and to submit their own designs for SPCS2022 zones. The policy, procedures, and forms will be available through the SPCS home page.
Contingency Plans
All projects for the NSRS Modernization are currently on track (though some just barely.) However, a number of resource difficulties have disrupted things significantly enough that NGS is working on contingency plans should any projects for the NSRS modernization not be completed by the end of 2022. Foremost among these concerns are delays caused by three government shutdowns last year. For now, 2022 remains the target!
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Progress in Ongoing Projects
There are currently 18 ongoing projects directly related to NSRS modernization around NGS. Here are highlights from a select few:
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Greeting to my fellow Geospatial Professionals, As many of you are aware, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is creating a new datum that is effective in 2022. As part of this process, NGS has asked the Stakeholders in each state to come to a consensus on the design of their individual State Plane Coordinate Zones and advise NGS on what they want. The Surveying & Mapping Council, a Standing Committee of FSMS, was the perfect vehicle to address this request, as many of the members represent a Stakeholder as defined by NGS. The members of the Committee are: Randy Tompkins (Chair and FSMS Board Member) Dianne Collins (FSMS President) Jack Breed (FSMS Legal Committee Chair) Bon Dewitt (UF Geomatics) Ronnie Figueroa (NSPS State Director), Jim Owens (SWFWMD) Brett Wood (FDOT State Surveyor) Denis Riordan (NGS Advisor) Ekaterina Fitos (ASPRS Representative and State Geospatial Information Officer) Matt Kalus (Florida Assoc. of Cadastral Mappers) Lou Driber (USGS Representative) Richard Malloy (FDEP Bureau of Surveying & Mapping Chief) Nick Campanile (BPSM Appointee) John Clyatt (FSMS Legislative Committee Chair) Richard Allen (Surveyors in Government) As you can see, these 15 members represent a wide and diverse array of the Geospatial Community from across Florida! If you would like to have a presentation on the 2022 Datum for your organization, please feel free to email me at randytompkins1@outlook.com. The letter to NGS on the following page shows the new zones selected by the Council.
Sincerely, Randy Tompkins, PSM Chair (Florida Surveying & Mapping Council)
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President- Elect Don Elder 3721 Cherry Laurel Drive Pensacola, FL 32504 850.444.6255
President Dianne Collins 5915 Lake Luther Road Lakeland, FL 33805 863.937.9052
Immediate Past President Bob Strayer 742 Shamrock Boulevard Venice, FL 34293 941.496.9488 F
Vice President Matt LaLuzerne 3852 Winderlakes Drive Orlando, FL 32835 321.441.5156
Secretary Joe Williamson P.O. Box 942 Mims, FL 32754 321.267.7123
Treasurer Bon Dewitt P.O. Box 110565 Gainesville, FL 32611 352.392.6010
Florida Surveying and Mapping Society February 22, 2019 Michael Dennis SPCS2022 Project Manager NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey 1315 East-West Hwy Rm. 8402 N/NGS4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Via email: ngs.spcs@noaa.gov RE:
State of Florida – 2022 State Plane Coordinate System Design
Mr. Dennis: The Florida Surveying and Mapping Council together with the Florida Stakeholders have come together in agreement on how we would like the 2022 State Plane Coordinate System designed for our state. The Florida Surveying and Mapping Council (FSMC) has been a standing committee of the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society (FSMS) for more than 25 years. Its members include, but are not limited to, many of the Stakeholders required by the National Geodetic Survey as outlined in the Draft SPCS2022 Procedures. The FSMC has reached out to and brought together all of the required stakeholders and their representatives in Florida. We have held multiple meetings with presentations across the State over the past eight months addressing the changes to the State Plane Coordinate System. We have provided various options to the changes at these meetings and have asked for and received input from each group to gain a consensus of opinion as to which direction would meet the future needs of the State. An overall majority of the FSMC and the Stakeholders have agreed that the current SPCS83 Zones does not meet Florida’s future needs for the 2022 Datum. The following three (3) Exhibits reflect the current SPCS83 Zones (Exhibit ‘A’) and the two (2) recommended changes (Exhibit ‘B’ and ‘C’) as agreed to by the Stakeholders of Florida. The Exhibits reflected herein and the distortions delineated thereon were produced by the National Geodetic Survey from input by the FSMC and the Florida Stakeholders and were relied upon for this recommendation.
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Exhibit ‘A’ Showing Existing Florida SPCS 83 East, West, & North Zones
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Exhibit ‘B’ Showing Proposed Florida SPCS 2022 – (East, Central, & West Zones)
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Exhibit ‘C’ Showing Proposed Florida SPCS 2022 Statewide Zone
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We, the Stakeholders of Florida are open to any, and all, comments from the National Geodetic Survey.
Respectfully Submitted by,
_______________________________ Randy Tompkins, PSM Chairman – Florida Surveying & Mapping Council Cc:
Dianne Collins, PSM. President – Florida Surveying & Mapping Society Brett Wood, PSM, State Surveyor – Florida Department of Transportation Ekaterina Fitos, GISP, Florida Geographic Information Officer Richard Malloy, PSM, Chief, FDEP Bureau of Surveying & Mapping, State Cadastral Surveyor Nicholas Campanile, PSM, Florida Board of Professional Surveyors & Mappers, (Regulatory and Licensing Board) Ronnie Figueroa, PSM, Director (Florida) – National Society Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Dr. Bon Dewitt, Ph.D., PSM, Geomatics Program Director, University of Florida Richard Allen, PSM, Surveyor, City of Orlando, Representative of Surveyors in Local Governments Matthew Kalus, Florida Association of Cadastral Mappers Jim Owen, PSM, Southwest Florida Water Management District Representative
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By Joe Kunches April 11, 2019
its maximum between 2023 and 2026 when about 95 and 130 sunspots are projected. Average is between 140 and 220 sunspots.
These are blasts of charged particles off the sun which can disrupt satellite and radio communications and even power grids in extreme cases.
Cycle 24 peaked in April 2014 with The latest 11-year cycle of the sun 82 sunspots. Should Cycle 25 actually is almost over and scientists have just reach the predicted values, that would released predictions for the next one. stem the trend of the past few cycles Based on the number of sunspots that showed a continued decline. which formed, scientists considered The continued decline was worrithe last solar cycle, number 24, some to some space weather scientists “weak." They predict that the upcomin that it suggested a return to a ing cycle, number 25, will be a little lengthy “solar drought,” reminiscent more intense, but still in the weak catof the Maunder Minimum period of egory. 1645-1715. Records show the Sun was This consensus forecast was made essentially spotless for this lengthy public at the annual Space Weather period, coinciding with the “Little Ice Workshop last week, hosted by the Age” in Europe and tickling the interNational Oceanic and Atmospheric est of scientists to wonder if there is a Administration’s Space Weather Pre- cause and effect relationship between diction Center. solar behavior and earth’s climate.
Frank Hill, a physicist at the National Solar Observatory, detected measurements heralding the start of Cycle 25 about one year ago. The small sample of data available hampers the confidence of prediction, but he estimates Cycle 25 will commence around October 2019.
This article originally appeared in The Washington Post.
The prediction of solar cycle behavior is very difficult. “We are not really ‘there’ on the underlying physics of the problem. It’s a bit like pin the tail on the donkey," said Scott McIntosh, a solar physicist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Solar scientists are most concerned about a major eruption from the sun The prediction panel, in future work, will attempt to better understand which could cause substantial damage to electronic communication systems the strength, timing, and location of and power grids. Past history suggests sunspot formation across the sun’s hemispheres and the likelihood of so- such extreme events are possible. and late 2020 and that it should reach lar flares and coronal mass ejections. Lisa Upton, a solar physicist with Space Systems Research Corporation and co-chair of the panel issuing predictions, said cycle 25 should begin between mid-2019
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During the “Carrington event" in 1859, for example, the northern lights were seen as far south as Cuba and Hawaii according to historical accounts. The solar eruption “caused global telegraph lines to spark, setting fire to some telegraph offices,” NASA wrote. A similar event today would have the potential to cause serious damage to satellite communications and power grids. During weak cycles, such events
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tive Science Inc. said at the recent “While we are not predicting a par- workshop that the probability of a ticularly active Solar Cycle 25, violent “Carrington Event” during solar minimum is about 1.4 percent, whereas eruptions from the sun can occur at any time,” said Doug Biesecker, a so- during solar maximum it balloons to lar physicist at NOAA’s Space Weath- about 28 percent. er Prediction Center, in a press release. The Cycle 25 prediction panel will continue its work and periodically upIn any cycle, strong or weak, the strongest solar storms are most likely date its forecasts. at the solar maximum, which is projected between 2023 and 2026 in cycle Capital Weather Gang’s Jason Samenow con25. Pete Riley, a scientist with Predic- tributed to this report.
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This article originally appeared in the June 1982 issue of Backsights & Foresights.
The Forbes Purchase: A Surveyor's Dilemma By Ron Maddox. P.L.S. Florida Engineering Services, Inc. Tallahassee
I. INTRODUCTION
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The expansion of the company had soon spread over much of the Southeast, and with the new customers came debts (it was the company's policy to extend credit to the lndians).4 Then in 1792, an Indian sympathizer, William Augustus Bowles, raided one of the firm's stores near St. Marks. It was then thought necessary to collect the debts as soon as possi ble.5 Payment in cash or furs was first attempted with little or no success. The Spanish government then recommended that they try to gain title to Indian lands within the United States. After refusal from the U.S., Spain agreed to allow the Indians
he United States went through tremendous growth in the early 1800's. After gaining independence, the power of the nation was evident when territories were acquired and annexed to the public lands. Florida became a territorial part of the U.S. in 1821, was granted statehood in 1845, and has been an area of much land development specu lation ever since. At the time of acquisition from Spain, there were already parcels of grants and claims with which the government had to deal. Most of these lands were expeditiously given favorable outcomes of ownership to the grantees. However, one area remains unprecedented in the way the grant was originated, handled by the courts and subsequently surveyed by private and governmental surveyors-not only in the state, but also the entire nation. This area in the northwest Florida panhandle is commonly known as the Forbes Purchase. Beginning as an Indian grant to a trading company to pay back debts, it remained in controversy for many years and re sulted in the only Supreme Court case in which the rights of the American Indians were recognized in giving lands to pri vate owners. This is a historical study, from a surveyor's point of view, of the events of this transaction, the surveys within the purchase and the ultimate problems it presents to today's surveyor in a large section of Florida.
II. THE BEGINNINGS
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n the year 1776 a company begun by three men came to Florida. These men-William Panton, Thomas Forbes, and John Leslie-ran a trading firm called Panton, Leslie and Company, primarily in the southern states. Being British, it be came difficult to cope with the revolutionaries, and finally they were forced into then British-controlled Florida. Business boomed at this time because the northern ports were slowed greatly due to the war, and soon the company was the chief trader in the area (mainly north Florida).7 But shortly after America gained its independence from Britain, Florida was re turned to Spain in exchange for the Bahamas. Because Spain was involved in other major conflicts, it didn't have the military force to control the Indian nations. The trading company was given special privileges to serve the area, and this also helped business.
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(who were of the Creek and Seminole nations) to cede lands which were recognized as theirs by the Spanish authorities as compensation for the debts. Thus, in 1804, a large tract of land located between the St. Marks and Apalachicola Rivers and extending far into the pan handle, was ceded by the Creeks and Seminoles to Panton, Leslie and Company. However, the Company did not have full right to sell any of the land without first consulting the Spanish government.3 Not long after the cession, the Company was changed to John Forbes and Company, named after Thomas Forbes' brother who joined and eventually took control of the business. It was hoped that the Indians would want their land back and pay cash for it, but this was not the case. The debts then began to climb again; and, in 1811, three other tracts which bounded on the original cession were also transferred to John Forbes and Company. 7 At the same time, other lands were granted to the individuals of the Company. The most noteworthy of these was a tract, approximately two miles wide and eight miles long on the Apalachicola River, given to John Forbes; it is today known as Forbes Island. The total area of land given to the Company from both grants amounted to almost 1.5 million acres (see Figure 1 ). 6 After the War of 1812, the power of the United States greatly concerned Spain, and attempts to sell the Purchase were stepped up. A raid by Andrew Jackson in 1818, to quell vio lence that had spread to Florida by runaway slaves and out laws, turned out to be the final straw. 3 Negotiations were then made by the U.S. and Spanish authorities in 1819 (effective in 1821) to transfer all of Florida's lands to the United States. This same year the Company finally found a buyer in Colin Mitchel -a Spanish merchant who lived in Cuba. Mitchel bought the Purchase for $135,000-roughly 11 acres for a dollar.7
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ary was shown in a complicated description which was roughly 3/4 mile to the north.6
Ill. THE TITLE QUESTION
lorida actually became a part of the U.S. by the treaty signed by Spain in 1821, and clear title to Mitchel was withheld until a special commission reviewed the case. The commission's purpose was to give recommendations to Congress on the claims within Florida. Because the title was clouded during this period, Mitchel's attempts to sell the land were in vain. He also became a victim of financial woes as debts began accruing to his creditors, but clear title was still not granted. The commission submitted a report to Congress on the lands in 1828, but no action was taken. Instead, it was ruled that each claimant had to resort to the State's courts for review on an individual basis. The clear title to the claimants came in 1830, but this was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fi nally, after many c;!elays in gathering evidence, clear title was assigned to Colin Mitchel and his creditors in 1835.7 One exception made to the decision was the tract within the Purchase between the St. Marks and Wakulla Rivers, which was one of the three additions ceded in 1811. Fort St. Marks is located there and it was thought that since no clear boundaries existed adjacent to the walls of the Fort (except for the two rivers and northern boundary of the Purchase), it was the in tent of the Spanish government to cede this entire portion to the U.S. In 1838, Mitchel and others appealed on the grounds that Spanish forts did indeed have standardized boundary locations adjacent to their forts, and this resulted in a much smaller area than previously thought by the courts. Since the Fort was lo cated on the far southerly tip of this tract, at the intersection of the two rivers, it was established that these rivers would be the southerly boundary of the public lands. The northerly bound-
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IV. THE DOWNFALL
hen Mitchel and others gained control in 1835 . (even though many questions still existed in the' minds of many people concerning clear title),7 they decided to pool their resources to sell the lands. The Apalach icola Land Company was then founded and offices were set up in New York as plans were made to develop new towns and subdivisions within the Purchase. 2 However, there was not a big demand for Florida lands at this time. Apalachicola was the best location for development and squatters were forced to either leave, or pay extremely high prices for the land they improved before the land company gained clear title.4 Optimism grew as lots were divided and sold, but it was not enough. Financial problems, along with Indian wars, slowed sales tremendously in the early 1840's. Sales continued to drop, and by the mid-1850's debts again became the downfall of the Purchase. In 1858, a court order placed the lands for sale at extremely low prices-the money going to the creditors of the Apalachicola Land Company. 7
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V. SURVEYS WITHIN THE PURCHASE
here were many original surveys made within the Pur chase from the turn of the 19th Century to the mid1800's. Most of these were resource assessment surveys designed to analyze the economic potential of the area, and will not be discussed in much detail. Subdividing the land was a major concern for the successive firms, and an effi cient method for placing the property on the market was needed.
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north-south line). The total number of lots came to 145, and the area totaled over 37,000 acres (see Figure 3). He imagined that this was the most fertile tract, and at this time there was much land speculation.7 John Forbes and Company was determined to make money on this venture and it is one of the first attempts to develop Florida on a large scale. This area of the State looks unique on any map showing the surrounding townships, because this survey was left unscathed by the sectional surveys which came later. The deviating bearings and smaller lot sizes stand out prominently.
"RIVER SURVEY"
The Little River Survey This unusual survey was done in 1821 by two surveyors named Brown and McBride, and was the other tract that Asa Hartsfield had marked as good, fertile land in 1807. It was bounded on the east by the Little River (in Gadsden County, a few miles west ofTallahassee), and to the north by the north ern boundary of the Purchase. This area was first subdivided into lots 100 chains east-west, and 80 chains north-south. The lines were run on magnetic bearings, and at this time resulted in deviating from true north by 7-1/2 degrees to the east. Since no notes exist for this survey, one must rely on locally accepted facts as to the distances and bearings of the lot lines. This area was further subdivided in 1824 by action of the courts when Colin Mitchel applied for partition of the Pur chase in 1823. Daniel McNiel, the county surveyor, performed this survey. The existing lots of 800 acres were cut in half, using parallel lines with Brown and McBride's lots. Also, the entire Little River Survey was extended to the south and west. The lots now measured 80 chains north-south, and 50 chains east-west, resulting in 400 acres per lot (see Figure 4). The tract totaled 28,460 acres of loamy soils, hills and hardwoods and was rich in minerals. There is a plat of this survey on record showing roads, structures, lot lines, water bodies (which are abundant), and other features of the terrain. Another extension was made of the Little River Survey by a man named McDonald in 1839. This was called the "Bear Creek Extension," and entailed adding lots to the Ocklawaha Creek which was located south approximately two miles.
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The Hartsfield Survey Probably the first comprehensive surveys were made in 1807 for John Forbes and Company by a man from South Carolina, Asa Hartsfield. First, he re-ran the northern bound ary marked by the Indians in 1804. Then his duties were to locate the areas which had the best agricultural lands. He identified only two tracts that were acceptable for farming (see Figure 2). One was located in the far southeast corner of the Purchase, bounding on the Gulf of Mexico to the south and the west bank of the Wakulla River to the east. After running the north and west lines, he went about laying off 360-acre tracts, 3/4 mile on each side. What is so unusual about this survey was not the lengths of the lot lines, which were not consistent with the one-mile sec tion lines the government surveyors were utilizing, but the bearings that he used. Instead of the typical North-South, East-West directions, he opted for bearings which ran 72-1/2 degrees Northeast and Southwest, and 17-1/2 degrees Southeast and Northwest. At least, that is what the only avail able notes show, and, along with local belief, is taken to be what was intended. The unusual directions are thought to have been set up so that the lot lines running to the Gulf of Mexico and Wakulla River were perpendicular to these water bodies. 7 The survey took on two phases. The first was called the "River Survey," in which the first tier of lots were laid out along the Wakulla River. Then the remainder was subdivided in the second phase running to the western boundary line (a
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These new lots never materialized into the legal records and were eventually overrun by the sectional system in later years. It is rather unfortunate because this is the only section of the Little River, or Hartsfield, Surveys in which the original field notes were maintained and are presently available.8
notes would not have disappeared (almost all of these notes are missing). In any case, these surveys were completed in 1857, and thus the entire Forbes Purchase subdivision was finally completed.
VI. PROBLEMS TODAY
The Sectionalized Lands At the same time the Little River Survey was being com pleted by McNeil, the United States began its sectional survey of the Florida lands. After establishing the initial point in Tallahassee in 1824, the Base Line was run east and west, running into the Purchase to the west. Township and range lines were then extended into the Purchase to some extent, covering roughly half of the lands before work was stopped in 1826 (see Figure 5). However, only mile and half-mile posts were set at this time on the township boundaries and none were further subdivided by the government. No surveys were done by the claimants, Mitchel and others, until the outcome of the ownership question was given. Then, in 1835, at the order of the court of the U.S. vs. Colin Mitchel, et al, a bound ary survey was to be done, tying the Purchase as given by the court to the Township-Range System that was by now almost complete in northwest Florida. Charles Goldsborough was directed by Robert Butler to complete the work within four months. Goldsborough delayed the project well over a year, and was finally paid for his work in 1837. He apparently was not well, and the physical character istics of the Purchase (mostly swamp), hindered him greatly.7 Butler then instructed Robert Ker to do the same in 1839. First, the entire boundary was run as a tremendous closed traverse, and the three other contiguous grants given in 1811 were run also, along with the islands off the coast which were given in the first cession. This survey is the first complete boundary survey of which notes are presently on record. He then retraced the original survey, township and range lines which the government did complete on the exterior of the Purchase boundary, and tied them together with the boun dary. A large plat shows each line that was tied (and the distance in chains and links) to the Forbes Purchase Boundary. Also in 1839, the Apalachicola Land Company instructed W.R. Hopkins to subdivide a portion east of the Ochlockonee River. He utilized the Township-Range System, using the townships already established by the government surveyors in the mid-1820's and extended the townships to the south. He also performed a re-survey of the Hartsfield Survey and tied the boundary of it to the Township-Range System to the north and west. Actually, the westerly boundary became the first range line west of the Prime Meridian, even though there was some overlapping. This is what is shown today. Develop ment in this area was thought to be the most productive, and Hopkins reported on the feasibility of'the Ochlockonee Bay as a major port. This, however, never materialized.7 Beginning in 1854, surveyors who were active in establish ing the subdivisions of townships for the government were called in to finish the sectional survey within the Purchase largely to the west of the Ochlockonee River. During the years after the 1840's, little development went on in the Purchase legal questions were still an issue as to the court decision of giving clear title to the Land Company. Little reasoning, other than wanting an inventory of the lands for legal purposes upon disintegration of the Company, would explain why this was done at this time. It would seem logical that the U.S. Govern ment would have ordered this work to be done, but no state contracts can be found; and if this were the case, the field
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oday's surveyors, trying to establish old original lines within the Forbes Purchase, are confronted with many problems. The most frustrating already has been men tioned-locating the original field notes. Somewhere along the line, many notes were either taken, lost or destroyed for unknown reasons. Hopkins' notes of the Hartsfield Survey are available, but do not reference any corners. These notes may be more or less ignored as all lots are described as perfect squares, 60 chains per side-no exception (except for the fractional lots). This im plies that his survey was primarily to show where the ham mocks and other physical characteristics are located, and not to perform an "independent" resurvey of the lots. There is absolutely nothing left of the Little River Survey notes. Surveyors in the areas of these two subdivisions are satisfied with location more or less contingent on possession. In. the Little River Survey, the lots are crisscrossed by old fenced possession lines which were staked by squatters who held onto the lands, and later surveyed by private surveyors, tying into lot lines and corners. What is left of these two surveys are plats-at least one of the Little River Survey, and at least two of the Hartsfield Sur vey. Again, there is little or no help from these documents because of the lack of measurements. The Little River plat does visually show where certain line trees are located, and where some trees appear at lot corners, but that is about all-no measurements other than acreages are shown. The Hartsfield plats are useless except for the general location of the lots by number, and location of the sinks and hammocks. Acreages are also shown on both plats. The two plats are actually contra dictory as to divisions of certain lots and acreages. It is as sumed that none of these Hartsfield plats are originals, since both show the sketched boundaries of the St. Marks Fort (just across the Wakulla River), which was not established until 1835. The Little River plat is probably authentic, as McNeil's instructions and signature appear at the bottom. It is thought that lighter-wood stakes in both surveys were set, but there is even speculation as to this. Fences are the primary evidence in most surveys within these two areas. As for the sectionalized·surveys done in 1839 and the mid1850's, some notes still exist, but most do not. Plats are avail able for most of the lands, but they are not very detailed. All lines in which the government surveyed in 1824-26 in estab lishing the State system are available. Also, these records (including the Hartsfield and Little River notes and plats) are located at the Florida Department of Natural Resources, Divi sion of State Lands, Title Section, in Tallahassee. All notes, except for the government surveys, are located in two volumes of books and on microfilm. The government survey notes are part of the public land survey notes and are well-documented, indexed and easy to follow. The main problem here is that less than half of the township boundaries were done (none of the interior sections) until the abandonment of the project within the Purchase in 1826. When the private surveys were initiated in 1839, they used the same methods and note-keeping, but care was not taken in storing the notes and making them availa_ble to the public. The
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9nly notes available as to the subdivision of townships are of lands to the east of the Ochlockonee River, but not all. These were done by Hopkins, in 1839, and Randolph and Hunter around 1854-55. The notes to the west of the river are not available. There is another large map available at Florida State University's Strozier Library which shows the Purchase boundary line and the subdivisions within it. The Hartsfield Survey, Little River Survey, and completed townships and sec tions are included, along with the surrounding government sections. Again, no measurements are given as it is a visual representation of the Purchase.9 This is a nightmarish area for surveyors. lf the area is along a township or range line which was done by the Government, certain sections may be set back up. Even here, the wide spread problems of locating old section and quarter section corners are still present. There are few available additional records except for a few private and Forest Service surveys, and in many cases, these do more harm than good.
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erhaps the only relief in this region is that there are not many people who live here and consequently there is not a large demand for surveys. The slow times that the Apalachicola Land Company went through still lingers today. One of the reasons for slow growth is that paper com panies own a large portion of the Purchase. The Forest Service also maintains a fairly sizeable portion. Another reason is that a lot of the area is in swampland. This is very apparent on small scale topo maps. A third reason is the local government's re pression of almost all kinds of development, now formulating strict regulations of lot sizes and other legal requirements for developers to follow. They definitely are not trying to attract more people to the area. Another aspect of surveying in the area is that surveyors accept possession lines and do not have to spend as much time looking for original corners. Many of the people affected are poor, rural individuals who cannot afford such service anyway. Still, wondering about the events of the past century goes on. Why was there so much secrecy and so little interest in perpetuating the history of the Purchase? And why wasn't care taken in saving the field notes� As surveys progress in the region, perhaps more answers will become known.
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1. American State Papers, Vol. 4, in relation to public lands. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Title Section, pp. 86-88. 2. Articles of Agreement and Association of the Apalachicola Land Company. Deed Book A, p. 318, Public Records of Gadsden County, Florida.
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4. Martin, Sidney Walter, Florida During the Territorial Days. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1944. 5. Spanish Land Grants in Florida, Vol. 3. Florida Department of Nat ural Resources, Title Section, pp. 132-38. 6. A transcript of the patent of the Forbes Purchase. Deed Book A, page 322, Public Records of Gadsden County, Florida.
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WONDER Michael Whitling, PSM Why are there margins on lined paper? Have you ever asked yourself why notebook paper has margins? Also, why do the margins change when you get to college so you have more space on the page? Well, the answer to the second question is because colleges are cruel. The answer to the first question, meanwhile, is far more interesting. Many years ago, back in the days when rats would frequently take up residence in a person’s home, they would chew on paper. With margins on the paper, a rat could eat the edges of the paper without ruining anyone’s work or accidentally eating important information. Obviously, we don’t need this feature so much anymore, but they do help protect what’s written from general wear and tear that happens on the edges of notebook paper.
Why when someone is good at something is it said to be “in his wheelhouse?” In the spring of 1959, the San Francisco Giants’ Hall of Fame outfielder Orlando Cepeda was mired in a hitting slump. When a reporter asked the team’s manager, Bill Rigney, what was wrong with his player, Rigney’s response forever changed the way baseball broadcasters talk about the game: “It just seems he’s not seeing ‘em the way he used to...He’s had a couple that came right into the wheelhouse -- the kind he used to knock out of sight -- and he fouled ‘em off.” A wheelhouse, also known as a “pilot house,” is an enclosed structure on the bridge of a ship, where you can find everything needed to control and navigate the vessel, including the wheel. With a little imagination, the term seems to be applicable enough to baseball. However, the term “wheelhouse” was also used in the rail yard. When a train came to the end of the line, it had to turn around to go back the way it came; this was usually accomplished by using an enormous circular turntable that rotated the train. These turntables were often covered, or partially covered, with a building so that maintenance work on the locomotive could be carried out indoors between runs. The buildings were commonly called roundhouses, but were also known as “wheelhouses.” It can be argued that the railroad “wheelhouse” is a better metaphor for the batter’s power zone than the nautical wheelhouse. Picture an immense locomotive sitting on the turntable. When the turntable spins, the locomotive (the bat) swings in a powerful arc (the batter’s swing) from one side of the “wheelhouse” to the other (the strike zone). By the late 1980s, “wheelhouse” was being used to mean any specific thing where a person showed especial ability.
Why do we use the expression, "fair to middling," to mean something is so-so? You might think that middling, or "middlin,'" as it's often spoken, is just a corruption of middle. “Fair to middling”, which came into use in America in the early 19th century, would then be simply a way of doubling the sense of average, ok, could be worse, etc. Essentially that's it, except that there is a more exact source for “fair and middling.” In the 18th century they were grades of goods, especially cotton. “Fair to middling” cotton is an average grade of cotton, and is the type usually used for denim. The Florida Surveyor
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Quick Facts: More Lincoln pennies have been issued than all the
dwelling counterparts and are naturally white instead of blush. In order to make them the expected color, a chemical is added to change their hue. “If we didn’t do it, customers wouldn’t buy it,” fish farmer Don Read told Time. “Consumers buy what they’re familiar with. They won’t go into the store to buy white salmon.”
rest of the coins in the history of the world, combined.
Rats and horses can't vomit. It’s no secret that it can get mighty cold in some parts
of Canada, but that doesn’t make it any more believable that it once got so chilly that it was as cold as Mars. The lowest recorded temperature in the country’s history happened on February 3, 1947, at Snag Airport, approximately 18 miles east of the AlaskaYukon border, when it dropped to a bone-chilling 81.4° Fahrenheit, which is one degree colder than the -80° Fahrenheit average temperature of Mars, according to NASA. If you were wondering, the average temperature on Earth is 57° Fahrenheit.
Top five words with the most definitions: Set (430 defi-
nitions), Run (396 definitions), Go (368 definitions), Take (343 definitions), and Stand (334 definitions).
More bullets were fired in Starship Troopers than in
any other movie ever made.
More than 50% of the people in the world have never
made or received a telephone call.
Americans traveling in Australia should realize that the
If you’ve ever been pooped on by a bird, then you
"V" for victory sign, holding up two angled fingers, is the Aussie equivalent of an American extending upward only the middle finger. Americans who are ignorant of this basic cultural difference and give the twofinger sign are creating a no-win situation.
can, unfortunately, attest to the fact that they do their business like every other animal. However, what they don’t do is pee. According to the National Audubon Society, “unlike mammals, [birds] don’t produce urine. Instead, they excrete nitrogenous wastes in the form of uric acid, which emerges as a white paste.” The animals also don’t have a urethra, so that paste leaves out their bums.
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats
could have over a million descendants.
The aggregate weight of the world's termites out-
Condors lay only one egg every two years.
weighs that of humans by a ratio of 10 to 1
Holland is a lovely part of the world with a long and
We’ve all used cable or power cords of some kind and
proud history—but it’s not a country. Even though many people think it is a nation unto itself, and despite the fact that it’s often used to refer to the country where it’s located, Holland is, in fact, a region comprised of two of the 12 total provinces in the Netherlands.
notice a big cylinder-shaped lump toward the end. Most people don’t know that those are actually called chokes or ferrite cores. They are simply magnetic iron oxide that helps to prevent any high-frequency electromagnetic interference. An example of this kind of interference is when your cell phone gets too close to a speaker and you get that weird noise interrupting your call. That’s why we have those big cylinders on cable cords.
There are only 18 minutes of action in the typical base-
ball game.
Of the 35,046 German soldiers, sailors, airmen, and
potential insurgents that were incarcerated in Canada during World War II, a whopping 6,000 didn’t want to leave after the war ended in 1945, according to Canada’s military history magazine. At these Canadian camps, prisoners were given paying jobs and were able to enjoy handball, boxing, wrestling, gymnastics, tennis, skating, and more activities. There was also mutual respect and trust between the guards and the prisoners. Shockingly, some guards would even loan prisoners their rifles to go hunting. It’s no wonder one prisoner referred to his time there as “the best thing that ever happened to me.”
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On Saturday, April 6th, 8 members of the Tampa Bay Chapter participated in “Paint Your Heart Out Tampa�, a volunteer organization that paints the homes of low-income elderly residents. Including spouses, a total of 16 individuals participated! District 4 Director Justin Ferrans was the paint captain of the group for the 10th straight year.
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To Whom It May Concern: The Florida Surveying and Mapping Society has served the state of Florida for over sixty years dedicating its efforts to making a difference within the communities each local chapter resides in. For over ten years, the Collier-Lee Chapter of the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society has held many fundraising events to raise money to help provide Christmas gifts and holiday dinners for families in need. Due to our partnerships with Washington Family Ministries, Big Cypress Elementary School, and other community programs and the generous contributions we received throughout the 2018 year, we were able to provide Christmas gifts for five families, Thanksgiving dinner for ten families, and Christmas dinner for ten families. We strive to surpass our goals each year. Our intent is to expand our community outreach to help the Washington Family Ministries provide school supplies for children in need in the Immokalee area. Our annual golf tournament is the kickoff to our fundraising season. The proceeds from the golf tournament and outside donations throughout the year allow us to continue our promise to the Lee and Collier County communities to spread the holiday cheer. It is with your support that we will have the ability to continue our tradition of community outreach. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Sincerely, The Collier-Lee Chapter
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District 7
Ridge Larry Sharp (863) 640-9017 lrsharp@collinssurvey.com
Miami-Dade Frank Paruas-Suiero (786) 831-2251 fparuas@gpinet.com
landerson@southeasternsurveying.com
Northwest Florida Chad Thurner (850) 200-2441 chad@ncginc.com
District 2 Florida Crown Bill Faust (904) 641-0123 cfaust@drmp.com North Central Florida Hal Peters (352) 304-9534 hpeters@gpinet.com UF Geomatics Anissa Williston (239) 601-2981 anissamar12@ufl.edu
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Manasota Joseph Kelly (941) 907-6900 ext. 277 joe.kelly@stantec.com
Tampa Bay Robert Breedlove (813) 234-0103 robert@rjbsurveyor.com
District 5 Charlotte Harbor Greg Rieth (941) 481-1290 greg@strayersurveying.com Collier-Lee Steve Shawles II (239) 481-1331 sshawles@bwlk.net
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2019 Districts and Directors
1 DISTRICT 1 Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, Washington DISTRICT 2 Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Suwannee, St. Johns, Union
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DISTRICT 3 Brevard, Flagler, Indian River, Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Martin, St. Lucie, Volusia
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DISTRICT 4 Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter DISTRICT 5 Collier, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota DISTRICT 6 Broward, Palm Beach
DISTRICT 7 Miami-Dade, Monroe
District 5 - Southwest
District 1 - Northwest Eric Stuart (850) 857-7725 eric.stuart@sam.biz
Chad Thurner (850) 200-2441 chad.thurner@sam.biz
Ralph Rhodes (941) 924-1600 rjr@rjrhodes.com
District 2 - Northeast Nick Digruttolo (863) 344-2330 ndigruttolo@pickettusa.com
District 6 - Southeast
Randy Tompkins (904) 755-4235 randytompkins1@outlook.com
Jim Sullivan (561) 687-2220 jim.sullivan@wginc.com
District 3 - East Central Joe Perez (407) 395-3518 jlperez@pesengsurv.com
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Dodie Keith-Lazowick (954) 788-3400 dkeith@keithteam.com
District 7 - South
Howard Ehmke (561) 682-2987 hehmke@sfwmd.gov
Manny Vera, Jr. (305) 221-6210 mverajr@mgvera.com
District 4 - West Central Greg Prather (863) 533-9095 gprather@pickettusa.com
Jeffrey Cooner (239) 829-7016 jeff.cooner@cardno.com
Lou Campanile, Jr. (954) 980-8888 lou@campanile.net
NSPS Director
Justin Ferrans (727) 461-6113 Justin@polaris-survey.com
Ronnie Figueroa (407) 292-8580 rfigueroa@southeasternsurveying.com
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2019 Committees and Administrative Staff
Committees Special Committees
Standing Committees Nominating Committee
Don Elder
Legislative Committee
John Clyatt
Membership Committee
Jim Sullivan
Awards Committee
Bob Strayer, Jr.
Finance Committee
Bon Dewitt
UF Alumni Recruiting Committee
Russell Hyatt
Executive Committee
Dianne Collins
Education Committee
Joe Williamson
Annual Meeting Committee
Matt LaLuzerne
Legal Committee
Jack Breed
Strategic Planning Committee
Don Elder
Ethics and Professional Practice Committee
Joe Perez
Constitution and Resolution jjjAdvisory Committee
Eric Stuart
Liaisons Ronnie Figueroa
FDACS BPSM
Lou Campanile, Jr.
Surveyors in Government
Richard Allen
Academic Advisory UF
Bon Dewitt
Practice Sections
Administrative Staff Tom Steckler
CST Program
Geospatial Users Group
Richard Allen
Young Surveyor’s Network
Britney Powell
Tom’s Tip of the Month
Rebecca Culverson
The 12 Laws of Karma Click on the picture below to view the video!
Executive Director director@fsms.org
Education Director education@fsms.org
Dominic Levings
Cathy Campanile
Communications Director communications@fsms.org
Regional Coordinator seminolecc84@gmail.org
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2019 Sustaining Firms Accuright Surveys of Orlando, Inc. Agnoli, Barber & Brundage, Inc. AIM Engineering & Surveying, Inc. Allen & Company, Inc. Allen Engineering, Inc. AM Engineering, Inc. American Consulting Professionals, LLC American Surveying, Inc. Amerritt, Inc. Arc Surveying & Mapping, Inc. Associated Land Surveying & Mapping, Inc. Avirom & Associates, Inc. Axis Geospatial SE, LLC Banks Engineering Barnes, Ferland and Associates, Inc Barraco & Associates, Inc. Bartram Trail Surveying, Inc. BBLS Surveyors, Inc. Bello & Bello Land Surveying Corporation Benchmark Surveying & Land Planning, Inc. Berntsen International Beta Company Surveying, Inc. Betsy Lindsay, Inc. Biscayne Engineering Company, Inc. Boatwright and Durden Land Surveyors, Inc. Bock & Clark Corporation Boundary & Mapping Associates, Inc. Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd. Brown & Phillips, Inc. BSE Consultants, Inc. Buchanan & Harper, Inc. Bussen-Mayer Engineering Group, Inc. C&M Road Builders, Inc. Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc. Cardno, Inc. Carter Associates, Inc. Caulfield & Wheeler, Inc. Causseaux, Hewett & Walpole, Inc. Chastain-Skillman, Inc. CivilSurv Design Group, Inc. Clary & Associates, Inc. Clements Surveying, Inc. Coastal Supply, Inc. Collins Survey Consulting, LLC Compass Engineering & Surveying, Inc. Control Point Associates FL, LLC County Wide Surveying, Inc. Cousins Surveyors & Associates, Inc. The Florida Surveyor
407-894-6314 239-597-3111 239-332-4569 407-654-5355 321-783-7443 941-377-9178 813-435-2600 813-234-0103 813-221-5200 904-384-8377 407-869-5002 561-392-2594 386-439-4848 239-939-5490 407 896-8608 239-461-3170 904-284-2224 239-597-1315 305 251-9606 850-994-4882 608-443-2773 941-751-6016 772-286-5753 305-324-7671 904-241-8550 330-665-4821 407-696-1155 703-464-1000 561-615-3988 321-725-3674 850-763-7427 321-453-0010 941-758-1933 954-921-7781 407-629-7144 772-562-4191 561- 392-1991 352-331-1976 863-646-1402 863-646-4771 904-260-2703 941-729-6690 321-345-4051 863-937-9052 727-822-4151 908-668-0099 850-769-0345 954-689-7766
CPH, Inc. Craven-Thompson & Associates, Inc. Cross Surveying, LLC Culpepper & Terpening Inc. Cumbey & Fair, Inc. Dagostino & Wood, Inc. Dennis J. Leavy & Associates DMK Associates, Inc. Donald W. McIntosh Associates, Inc. Donoghue Construction Layout, LLC Douglass, Leavy & Associates, Inc. DRMP, Inc. DSW Surveying & Mapping, PLC Durden Surveying and Mapping, Inc. E.F. Gaines Surveying Services, Inc. Echezabal & Associates, Inc. ECHO UES, Inc. Eda Engineers-Surveyors-Planners, Inc. Eiland & Associates, Inc. Element Engineering Group, LLC Engenuity Group, Inc. Engineering Design & Construction, Inc. England, Thims & Miller, Inc. ER Brownell & Associates, Inc. ESP Associates FL, Inc Exacta Land Surveyors, Inc. F.R. Aleman & Associates, Inc. F.R.S. & Associates, Inc. First Choice Surveying, Inc. Florida Design Consultant, Inc. Florida Engineering & Surveying, LLC FLT Geosystems Fortin, Leavy, Skiles, Inc. Geo Networking, Inc. Geodata Consultants, Inc. Geoline Surveying, Inc. Geomatics Corporation Geomni, Inc. GeoPoint Surveying, Inc. George F. Young, Inc. Geosurv, LLC Germaine Surveying, Inc. Global One Survey, LLC GPI Geospatial, Inc. GPServ, Inc. Gustin, Cothern & Tucker, Inc. H. L. Bennett & Associates, Inc. Hamilton Engineering & Surveying, Inc. 40
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2019 Sustaining Firms Hanson Professional Services, Inc. Hanson, Walter & Associates, Inc. Hole Montes, Inc. Honeycutt & Associates, Inc. Hutchinson, Moore & Rauch, LLC Hyatt Survey Services, Inc. I.F. Rooks & Associates, LLC Inframap Corporation John Ibarra & Associates, Inc. John Mella & Associates, Inc. Johnston's Surveying, Inc. KCI Technologies, Inc. Keith and Associates, Inc. Kendrick Land Surveying King Engineering Associates, Inc. L&S Diversified, LLC Landmark Engineering & Surveying Corporation Leading Edge Land Services, Inc. Leiter Perez & Associates, Inc. Leo Mills & Associates, Inc. Long Surveying, Inc. Ludovici & Orange Consulting Engineers, Inc. MacSurvey, Inc. Manuel G. Vera & Associates, Inc. Marco Surveying & Mapping, LLC Maser Consulting, P.A. Massey-Richards Surveying & Mapping, LLC Masteller, Moler & Taylor, Inc. McKim & Creed, Inc. McLaughlin Engineering, Co. Metron Surveying and Mapping, LLC Metzger + Willard, Inc. Mock Roos & Associates, Inc. Moore Bass Consulting, Inc. Morris-Depew Associates, Inc. Murphy's Land Surveying, Inc. Navigation Electronics, Inc. Northstar Geomatics, Inc. Northwest Surveying, Inc. NV5, Inc Omni Communications, LLC On The Mark Surveying, LLC PEC - Surveying & Mapping, LLC Pennoni Associates, Inc. The Florida Surveyor
217-788-2450 407-847-9433 239-254-2000 321-267-6233 251-626-2626 941-748-4693 813-752-2113 804-550-2937 305-262-0400 813-232-9441 407-847-2179 954-776-1616 954-788-3400 863-533-4874 813-880-8881 407-681-3836 813-621-7841 407-351-6730 305-652-5133 941-722-2460 407-330-9717 305-448-1600 727-725-3269 305-221-6210 239-389-0026 813-207-1061 305-853-0066 772-564-8050 919-233-8091 954-763-7611 239-275-8575 813-977-6005 561-683-3113 850-222-5678 239-337-3993 727-347-8740 337-237-1413 772-485-1415 813-889-9236 407-896-3317 813-852-1888 321-626-6376 407-542-4967 215-222-3000
Pickett & Associates, Inc Pittman Glaze & Associates Inc Platinum Surveying & Mapping, LLC Point Break Surveying, LLC Point to Point Land Surveyors, Inc. Polaris Associates, Inc. Porter Geographical Positioning & Surveying, Inc. Pulice Land Surveyors, Inc. Q Grady Minor & Associates, PA R. M. Barrineau & Associates, Inc. R.J. Rhodes Engineering, Inc. Reece & White Land Surveying, Inc. Rhoden Land Surveying, Inc. Rhodes & Rhodes Land Surveying, Inc. Richard P. Clarson & Associates, Inc. Robayna and Associates, Inc. Robert M. Angas Associates, Inc. Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn Insurance, Inc. (HUB Florida) S&ME, INC. SAM Surveying and Mapping, LLC Sergio Redondo & Associates, Inc. Settimio Consulting Services Shah Drotos & Associates, PA Shannon Surveying, Inc. Sherco, Inc. Sliger & Associates, Inc. Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corporation Stephen H. Gibbs Land Surveyors, Inc. Stoner & Associates, Inc. Strayer Surveying & Mapping, Inc. Suarez Surveying & Mapping, Inc. SurvTech Solutions, Inc. Thurman Roddenberry & Associates, Inc. Tradewinds Surveying Services, LLC Tuck Mapping Solutions, Inc Upham, Inc. Wade Surveying, Inc. Wallace Surveying Corporation Wantman Group, Inc. WBQ Design & Engineering, Inc. Winningham & Fradley, Inc. Woolpert, Inc. ZNS Engineering, LC
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Additional Information
Past Presidents
Upcoming Events May 2-3, 2019
FSMS Committees and Board Meeting Gainesville
May 28, 2019
CST-1 Course Begins Naples
June 8, 2019 Collier-Lee Annual Golf Tournament Estero
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